Film Review – Tinsel Town

Chris Foggin is in the business of making feel-good cinema. He’s been at it for years now, directing “Fisherman’s Friends,” “Bank of Dave,” “This is Christmas,” and “Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger,” on a quest to make viewers walk away delighted and soulfully restored after watching one of his movies. He remains committed to the career cause in “Tinsel Town,” a holiday picture about a crusty action star sent to small town England to participate in a stage production of “Cinderella.” Obviously, complications ensue and fussiness begins its slow melt, as the screenplay (credited to Piers Ashworth, Adam Brown, and Frazer Flintham) isn’t out to blow minds with originality, painting in primary colors to secure likability. However, “Tinsel Town” is missing a more direct shot of appeal, as the material gets caught up in subplots in the final act, testing goodwill with writing that ultimately fails to stay on task. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com